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Global cooperation on stablecoins critically important, BIS says

2 Space Stocks That Are Quietly Becoming Some of the Market's Best Opportunities

SpaceX Could Soon Run Into a $2.7 Trillion Roadblock Named Amazon

Hutt Valley shop owner hoping sandbags will save his store
Superette owner Jay Gandhi said he's been putting sandbags in place ahead of closing up for the night.

Cows killed and others missing following truck crash
A stock truck has overturned in Elgin, leaving two people injured and multiple cattle loose on the road.

BlackLine launches AI financial ops model for CFOs
BlackLine courts finance chiefs with a governance-first AI model and New York innovation hub aimed at making accounting automation auditable.

Rithum launches SupplyExplorer to speed supplier discovery
Rithum unveils SupplyExplorer as retailer merchandising teams seek faster, data-led ways to identify and assess suppliers across its commerce network.

Sysdig report says cloud security shifts to machine speed
Sysdig says companies are increasingly leaning on automated defence as AI-driven attacks accelerate, with machine identities now dominating cloud access.

How 'dropout's hangout' became snooker's ultimate stage
Sheffield's Crucible Theatre was a regional arts centre with a polarising reputation before snooker came along, by chance, to make it a globally famous venue. What makes it so special?

Reform pledges to review all asylum claims since 2021 if it wins power
The current Labour government has already announced major crackdowns on immigration, including disrupting gangs.

Keeping open all of King's coastal path will be a challenge, says Natural England
Natural England says it will be challenging to keep King Charles's coastal path fully open in parts of the south.

New Zealand declares state of emergency in Wellington as floods hit
Footage online shows vehicles submerged, trees uprooted and houses hit by landslides.

Morgan Stanley sees agentic AI widening chip spending beyond graphics processors to CPUs

Watch: Out or not? Controversial dismissal of Black Caps captain divides opinion
Tom Latham was quick to shake his head, believing the ball did not carry, but after an umpire review, he had to go.

Woman dies after delayed cancer diagnosis and missed signs
The Health and Disability Commissioner has found Awanui Labs, and the doctors responsible for the woman's care, erred in their treatment.

South Auckland businesses frustrated as large trucks use suburb for parking
Wiri Business Association has recorded 7000 heavy truck incidents while on patrols in the suburb.

Office 2024 deal: No subscription needed for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint—just $99.97 for life
TL;DR: Replace your Microsoft 365 subscription with a Microsoft Office 2024 Home & Business lifetime license on sale for $99.97 (MSRP $249.99). Subscriptions add up fast—streaming, cloud storage, software—and Microsoft 365 is one of the easier ones to overlook. But at $99.99 per year, it doesn’t take long before you’ve paid far more than...

Luxon is still ghosting his chief whip, and it might come back to haunt him
ANALYSIS: The PM maintains he knew nothing of Stuart Smith’s attempts to contact him. It isn’t credible.

Accounting software faces AI rivals in bookkeeping shift
Intuit's QuickBooks is under pressure as AI start-ups push automated bookkeeping, forcing accounting software to prove it can do more than digitise ledgers.

Is The Strait Of Hormuz Actually Open (Or Shut) Right Now?
Plus, the government digs in over the Mandelson vetting row.

Row over classical music being 'weaponised' to disperse youths
Musicians are furious that the use of classical music to disperse groups is playing to stereotypes.

At least 25 killed in firecracker factory blast in India
Mostly female workers have been killed in the blast, which occurred in Tamil Nadu state.